Featuring a bantamweight title fight between current champ Dominick Cruz and challenger Demetrious Johnson, UFC on Versus 6 takes place at Verizon Center. The evening’s main card airs on Versus.

Maldonado vs. Rosa is part of the evening’s preliminary card.

A Strikeforce, Bellator and EliteXC veteran, Rosa made his octagon debut this past June. Rosa went toe-to-toe with an always-tough Joey Beltran and ultimately succumbed to a third-round TKO.
The loss snapped a four-fight win streak for the 28-year-old Texan.

Meanwhile, Maldonado looks to rebound from a “Fight of the Night” loss to Kyle Kingsbury at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale. Maldonado peppered his opponent’s rib cage with powerful body shots but fell short in the judges’ eyes. The defeat snapped an 11-fight win streak for the Brazilian boxer. That run included a TKO win over James McSweeney in Maldonado’s octagon debut.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.